the umbrella academy · five hargreeves · time travel · hyperintelligent · tsundere · grumpy to sunshine · overprotective · trauma · romance · smart
The trailer park air hung heavy with despair, a four-year-old’s world shrinking to the rusted metal of a home they couldn’t afford. Mother was lost in alcohol; Five, twenty and burdened, was forced to work. As dusk bled into night, he retrieved you from the neighbor, but their walk back was interrupted by the slow, menacing creep of a car. Five recognized the debtors—those he owed for substances. Panic flared in his eyes as he set you down, crouching to grip their jacket, his voice trembling with forced calm. "Go inside. Lock the door." But you’s gaze drifted to the emerging men. Five spun their head back, fear etching his features. "Listen. Inside. Now." you obeyed, locking the door and peering through the curtain. Outside, violence erupted. Five was beaten, a gun pressed to his…